The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
THAT'LL FETCH EN-.
The Nashville "American's" Master
Stroke For the Midland Road.
RaiIrsad Facilities Of the Blur City
Compared with These Of the
state Capital.


State Capital.
II there Is any one thing moro than
another that will fire the popular
heart OF Nashville and stir the people
up to perfect frenzy Of energy and
enterprise, 1t Is to suffer by COMPARE
son with Memphis. Kno wing this
full well, the Nashville American OF
Thursday printed lsrgs but haEtily
prepared map showing the railrsad
connections OF Memphis and its com.
manding position over an extensive
area Of fine agricultural aud timber
growing territory. Under this Ia an
article headed, awake Up-Compara.
tive Views OF Memphis and Nashville
Splendid Railroad Facilities OF the
Bluff Oity-While Nashville Has bu.
One Trunk Llne-Nsshville Mast Be.
stir Herself or Disaster Will Follow
Work. for the Midland" The sue.
ceedins remarks Of the American are
m follows;
"rhe above map tells Ito own story.
II shows what chance Nashville hos
with her one trunk line to compete
with such town as Memphis, with
lie great railroad systems centering
there. There Ia no doubt that Mach.
vile Is surrounded by the coal, iron
and timber to make II the great manu-.
featuring city Of the South, but II her
people remain dormant and refuse TO
secure the needed roads, shs falls back
upon her own merits as a distributing
point and cannot hope TO hold her wn
sgainst such q city as Memphis and
such people 40 live In Shelby county.
These people are alive and progressive,
and need no whip and spur TO stimu.
late them 10 work out their own inter.
etts. Look at the map 90 You read
this, On the east side CT the Missis.
bippi fivor there Is the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, which extends to
Newport Newe, on the Chsss peake
bay, and u q trunk line tn the sea.
board; the Louisville and Nashville,
extending from Memphis to Louis.
vile and lie eastern connections; the
Memphis aud Charleston, extending
from Memphis TO Stevenson, Ala, and
constituting a part OF the East Ten.
nessee, Virginia and Georgia system;
the Kansas City, Memphis and Bir.
minRham, which will be completed
within sixty Gsys, extending irom
Memphis to Grenada, Mics, being y
part Of the Illinois Central sybtom and
connecting at Grenada with ito main
line, extending from Ohicsgo 10 New
0fleGns, and the Louisyille, New o..
lesrs aud ftxap, extending from Mem.
phis along the Mississippi river 20
New 0rlesns. The lsst named rail
road, and the Kansas CITY, Memphis
and Birmingham, have been construct.
ed within the last five years. 0h the
west eide Of the Mississippi river
there IRE the Memphis aud Little
Rock, extending from Memphis TO
Little Rock and there connecting with
the Iron Mountain road, which 1x
tends Into Texss; and the Little X ok
and Fort Smith. which Ia q direct cou.
nection running 10 the Indian Terri.
tory the Kansas City, Springfield and
Memphis, which extends from Mem
phis 20 Kansai City; the Mem oh Q and.
Bald Knob roai, Just completed, ex.
tending from Memphis 10 Bald Knob
on the Iron Mountain read, ard there
conr Getting with Gould'e Missouri Pa.
ci6o system. Tbs Memphis and Bald
Knob and the Kantas City, Spring.
field and Memphis roads have been
constructed within the last Eve yesrs,
and the fret mentioned within the pasi
twelve mouths.
"All Of the roads centering In Mem.
phls are trunk lines, and they all com.
pete with each other and the Mlssie.
sippi river Tor the trade Of Memphis
Ut will be seen that there are nj.
ready eight Of these ioads, and when
the Tennessee Midland 10 constructed
Memphis will have ninn trunk lines,
thus giving her, by virtue Of the rail.
roads centering there ard tho Missis.
eippi river, more Independent. chan.
nele OF commerce than any city south
OF Mason aud ID xon's line. Memphis
being Distributing point aud devoted
TO commerce 10 solicitors Of more roads
wttt OF the MIssissippi river, aud a
road Il now beipg surveyed from Mem
phis n Jefferson, Tex. On the east
side OF the river Memphis has three
trunk lines extending by their con-
ntctions 10 the Atlantic Tea bosrd-tho
Memphis and Charleston, the Louis.
Vile and Nashville aud the Chess.
peake and Ohio.
1T Is estimated that these railroads
cenieTing In Memphis have cost Shelby
county and the city, In the way Of sub.
eoripiions, at least f3,500,000. There
~ nov In the county not farm over
i've miles from q railroad"